Actually the one bit of constructive criticism I can give you is that the roll rate is a bit too slow. Did you try adding ailerons to one of the wing sections farther outboard?
Wow, fantastic!! Looks way better than the last one, flight characteristics are perfect, the motion of the body/tail and especially the wings are incredible! You did a great job man I love it!
Huh.... no, I don’t have any idea, sorry. I am probably not the best person to ask about technical or glitchy things haha. Did you post in the questions forum? @XjayIndustrys
Yeah it’s the XI. Although I took different bits from different variants of the XI, and also some bits I fudged/made up. Which is why it’s not really a replica, even though I make it clear (through the name or otherwise) that it is practically a rough replica. Actually, that’s what I do with pretty much all my builds haha. I hope one day I will be skilled/creative enough to design my own plane from scratch hahaha. @KerlonceauxIndustries
Hey, by the way; are you still working on that bush plane? How’s it going? You haven’t posted it publicly yet have you? I’d love to see how it’s coming along! @XjayIndustrys
Okay, sweet thank you! That is very helpful. Oh and by the way, I really really love the cockpits you’ve made. That was one of the main reasons I got really into building planes in SP to begin with. It helped me transition from just casually building rudimentary builds to building more serious and intricate builds (especially cockpits, which I feel is an essential part of a great plane). So thank you very much for that! @Sarpanitu
Meee tooo. I was into the 3D single rotor thing a few years back (not that I was all that good at it haha) and also the little ones. I really liked the Blade series; the 400, the mcpx, msr, and nano cpx. Actually I used the msr the most haha. Anyway, I had this change happen in my life and got rid of all of them like a dummy. Now all I’ve got is a tiny little quad that I bought on sale at office max, I don’t even know the brand hahaha. Oh well it’s still fun! @LiamW
This thing is sweet! Seems like you’d have to be very precise in order to get a plane that flies this well/easy with just throttle and rudder. But hey, throttle and rudder is all you really need! Just like in life, amirite? Haha
The only other thing I could think of that would make this thing even slightly better is if you could somehow incorporate a trim function. But it’s not really an issue at all, it would just be a luxury haha. @Hyattorama
Absolutely! Also, if you’re making requests... maybe you could make one of these with some nice soft, mushy, floppy fully independent suspension with lots of body roll and extra suspension travel? Haha. That’s how I like my off-roaders in SP :)@LiamW
Wow thanks man! What a great review! I’m pretty happy with how she turned out too haha. Yeah, the landing gear is funky, but that’s how they fold up on the real plane (Sikorsky s-38). Except on the real plane there’s a strut that attaches on the outside of the wheels, which I couldn’t figure out how to do. And yeah, I was a little disappointed about the interior... I had a lot of plans for it but my phone couldn’t take the part count and it was just constantly crashing. So I had to leave the cockpit and cabin sorta half-finished. Maybe if I get a better machine down the line I’ll come back to it... I also had some sweet radial engines to put on there but the part count again was just wayyy too high :( but I am using that radial engine on my next build ;)
Thank you again for the kind and thoughtful words, I really enjoyed reading that :) @XjayIndustrys
Oh yeah sure I mean, if you want to haha. I was just looking over a few of your posts, I didn’t dL all of them but I played around with a couple I liked the look of. Don’t feel obligated or anything @XjayIndustrys
This jet looks killer! Flies nice, too. It seems like a lot of jets in this class have a lackluster/unsatisfying pitch rate. Not this one though, especially with the canards. I’m not very good with guns or combat flying but this one seems like it would be quite effective. It could use a bit higher fuel capacity though... maybe one of those detachable external tanks? Good work!
Really interesting looking plane, very creative, I dig it, great job! Sweet landing gear too, especially the front. Well-composed and satisfying flight characteristics. And this plane is just begging to have a detailed cockpit installed behind that nice, huge, empty bubble windscreen nudge nudge ;)
That’s a great idea, thanks for the advice. I definitely struggle with patience... I get it in my head I want something and sometimes I trip on my own feet trying to get there fast. Also, thank you for the assistance and the words of encouragement and the spotlight! It’s people like you who make SP such a fantastic experience/community. @RodWan
Sweet build! Looks both mechanical and organic, which is cool. Creative, fun to fly, functions better than many SP ornithopters I’ve seen. It does have a slight exploding problem it seems, but still, great job man, way to go!
Ah, okay, got it. Thanks for the info, that’s really helpful. It’s really important to me to make sure the right users get the credit and recognition they deserve when I use something of theirs. Especially because it’s usually something that I don’t know how to do/make. And I hope I get notified if I forget and leave someone out cause I’m always worrying about that. @Minecraftpoweer
Fantastic build, I love it! Great job on the landing gear and thrust vectoring! Plus it flies great, and really everything about it is great, I’m impressed!
Okay, cool, thanks for those ideas! I like that rarity function idea... are there any plane features you can think of that are rare on SP but still possible? @randomusername
Thank you! Not unbreakable, but pretty forgiving and resilient. It’s kinda floppy but I like it that way cause I like watching moving suspension haha :) @4399ton
Thanks man!!! I like how the landing gear turned out too. It’s a little floppy (which I kinda like) and it’s not unbreakable but it’s pretty forgiving and resilient. And yeah, haha, I got lazy about the exhaust. That’s why I called it Smokey! I shoulda called it The Suffocator :) @Sammablam
Hey, actually I’m building an ultralight, and I’ve used your Martin Bluebottle (which I completely adore btw) as a reference. So I wanted to ask you; what was your process? Did you build it big and then scale the whole thing down with fine tuner? And did you change mass and drag scale with Overload on some parts beforehand? Also, I really hope you get a chance to see my build, and hear what your opinion is, since you are one of the SP gods to me hahaha. @Chancey21
Thank you! I was trying to build a plane that would be just fine if the pilot fell asleep at the controls haha. @randomusername
+1Thank you! :) @DiveDin
+1Ah, gotcha. Well make sure to tag me if you post another version with more tweaks! @GenericWhiteGuy
+1Actually the one bit of constructive criticism I can give you is that the roll rate is a bit too slow. Did you try adding ailerons to one of the wing sections farther outboard?
+1Wow, fantastic!! Looks way better than the last one, flight characteristics are perfect, the motion of the body/tail and especially the wings are incredible! You did a great job man I love it!
+1Sweet plane! Love the livery :)
+1Huh.... no, I don’t have any idea, sorry. I am probably not the best person to ask about technical or glitchy things haha. Did you post in the questions forum? @XjayIndustrys
+1I love this thing! Fun to fly and looks fantastic! Good work man :)
+1Yes but I tagged you in a different version that fits all the rules. Thank you btw! :)@MrSilverWolf
+1Wow ok thank you for the exception! I’m going to make a few modifications to my plane to fit the rules then I’ll tag you :) @MrSilverWolf
+1I’ve never entered a challenge before but as it happens I just finished a seaplane. How do I enter??? @MrSilverWolf
+1Thanks guys!!! :) @PointlessWhyshouldi @FastDan
+1Yeah it’s the XI. Although I took different bits from different variants of the XI, and also some bits I fudged/made up. Which is why it’s not really a replica, even though I make it clear (through the name or otherwise) that it is practically a rough replica. Actually, that’s what I do with pretty much all my builds haha. I hope one day I will be skilled/creative enough to design my own plane from scratch hahaha. @KerlonceauxIndustries
+1Hey, by the way; are you still working on that bush plane? How’s it going? You haven’t posted it publicly yet have you? I’d love to see how it’s coming along! @XjayIndustrys
+1Okay, sweet thank you! That is very helpful. Oh and by the way, I really really love the cockpits you’ve made. That was one of the main reasons I got really into building planes in SP to begin with. It helped me transition from just casually building rudimentary builds to building more serious and intricate builds (especially cockpits, which I feel is an essential part of a great plane). So thank you very much for that! @Sarpanitu
+1This thing looks great! Flies really nice, too.
+1Sure! But you shouldn’t consider it a favor; I meant to do so after you showed me your sweet Bush plane but I forgot hahah sorry. @XjayIndustrys
+1I finally got me some famous sweet beans! Thank you :) @RailfanEthan
+1Meee tooo. I was into the 3D single rotor thing a few years back (not that I was all that good at it haha) and also the little ones. I really liked the Blade series; the 400, the mcpx, msr, and nano cpx. Actually I used the msr the most haha. Anyway, I had this change happen in my life and got rid of all of them like a dummy. Now all I’ve got is a tiny little quad that I bought on sale at office max, I don’t even know the brand hahaha. Oh well it’s still fun! @LiamW
+1This thing is sweet! Seems like you’d have to be very precise in order to get a plane that flies this well/easy with just throttle and rudder. But hey, throttle and rudder is all you really need! Just like in life, amirite? Haha
+1That’s too bad... anyway, so you’re gonna tag me when you build this floppy beast, right? @LiamW @GenericWhiteGuy
+1Haha cool. No rush man take all the time you need @GenericWhiteGuy
+1The only other thing I could think of that would make this thing even slightly better is if you could somehow incorporate a trim function. But it’s not really an issue at all, it would just be a luxury haha. @Hyattorama
+1Absolutely! Also, if you’re making requests... maybe you could make one of these with some nice soft, mushy, floppy fully independent suspension with lots of body roll and extra suspension travel? Haha. That’s how I like my off-roaders in SP :)@LiamW
+1Flies great! Awesome job man @GenericWhiteGuy
+1Wow thanks man! What a great review! I’m pretty happy with how she turned out too haha. Yeah, the landing gear is funky, but that’s how they fold up on the real plane (Sikorsky s-38). Except on the real plane there’s a strut that attaches on the outside of the wheels, which I couldn’t figure out how to do. And yeah, I was a little disappointed about the interior... I had a lot of plans for it but my phone couldn’t take the part count and it was just constantly crashing. So I had to leave the cockpit and cabin sorta half-finished. Maybe if I get a better machine down the line I’ll come back to it... I also had some sweet radial engines to put on there but the part count again was just wayyy too high :( but I am using that radial engine on my next build ;)
+1Thank you again for the kind and thoughtful words, I really enjoyed reading that :) @XjayIndustrys
:) @XjayIndustrys
+1Oh yeah sure I mean, if you want to haha. I was just looking over a few of your posts, I didn’t dL all of them but I played around with a couple I liked the look of. Don’t feel obligated or anything @XjayIndustrys
+1Is that Cruella DeVille’s car? Haha. On a more serious note; this is a truly beautiful build. Fantastic work.
+1This jet looks killer! Flies nice, too. It seems like a lot of jets in this class have a lackluster/unsatisfying pitch rate. Not this one though, especially with the canards. I’m not very good with guns or combat flying but this one seems like it would be quite effective. It could use a bit higher fuel capacity though... maybe one of those detachable external tanks? Good work!
+1Really interesting looking plane, very creative, I dig it, great job! Sweet landing gear too, especially the front. Well-composed and satisfying flight characteristics. And this plane is just begging to have a detailed cockpit installed behind that nice, huge, empty bubble windscreen nudge nudge ;)
+1That’s a great idea, thanks for the advice. I definitely struggle with patience... I get it in my head I want something and sometimes I trip on my own feet trying to get there fast. Also, thank you for the assistance and the words of encouragement and the spotlight! It’s people like you who make SP such a fantastic experience/community. @RodWan
+1Haha you’re right I meant to put “more realistic” since I posted another version with more power. I will make that correction now. @randomusername
+1Sweet build! Looks both mechanical and organic, which is cool. Creative, fun to fly, functions better than many SP ornithopters I’ve seen. It does have a slight exploding problem it seems, but still, great job man, way to go!
+1This is too big for my phone to handle but it looks fantastic!!
+1My pleasure. Keep up the great work! @LeonardoEngineering
+1Ah, okay, got it. Thanks for the info, that’s really helpful. It’s really important to me to make sure the right users get the credit and recognition they deserve when I use something of theirs. Especially because it’s usually something that I don’t know how to do/make. And I hope I get notified if I forget and leave someone out cause I’m always worrying about that. @Minecraftpoweer
+1Fantastic build, I love it! Great job on the landing gear and thrust vectoring! Plus it flies great, and really everything about it is great, I’m impressed!
+1Ok thanks! @Chancey21
+1@Tully2001 @WeeBabySeamus hey guys, if it was either of you who featured my build, thank you very very much!! I am very honored :)
+1Ah okay, cool thanks. @randomusername
+1Thanks to @Planedude for the great artificial horizon!
+1Okay, cool, thanks for those ideas! I like that rarity function idea... are there any plane features you can think of that are rare on SP but still possible? @randomusername
+1Okay, thanks! I’ve got a few comments to write haha. @randomusername
+1Thank you! Not unbreakable, but pretty forgiving and resilient. It’s kinda floppy but I like it that way cause I like watching moving suspension haha :) @4399ton
+1Thanks man!!! I like how the landing gear turned out too. It’s a little floppy (which I kinda like) and it’s not unbreakable but it’s pretty forgiving and resilient. And yeah, haha, I got lazy about the exhaust. That’s why I called it Smokey! I shoulda called it The Suffocator :) @Sammablam
+1Yeah, I’ve been tinkering with mass scale a bunch and so far I haven’t solved the issue... @BoganBoganTheMan
+1Hey, actually I’m building an ultralight, and I’ve used your Martin Bluebottle (which I completely adore btw) as a reference. So I wanted to ask you; what was your process? Did you build it big and then scale the whole thing down with fine tuner? And did you change mass and drag scale with Overload on some parts beforehand? Also, I really hope you get a chance to see my build, and hear what your opinion is, since you are one of the SP gods to me hahaha. @Chancey21
+1Thank you that really made me feel good! :) @FastDan
+1Great minds drink alike! (That’s the saying, right...?) @KiVZ
+1